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Qari Asim, the deputy chair of a government taskforce on anti-Muslim hatred, said the health secretary's claim on Twitter added to "hateful narratives" and "gave the impression that Muslim communities were not social distancing and were ignoring the government guidelines".
LSJS says it is "very disappointed" by cuts removing bursaries to train religious studies teachers under school direct employment, which provides a salary while training.
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan called on Facebook FB.O to ban Islamophobic content on its platform, warning of a spike in radicalisation amongst Muslims, hours after he hit out at the French president for "attacking Islam".
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday joined calls for a boycott of French goods, ramping up a standoff between France and Muslim countries over Islam and freedom of speech.
Europe has lost almost 60% of its Jewish population over the past 50 years, mainly as a result of the collapse of the Soviet Union after which many Jews left eastern Europe as borders opened, a study shows.
The beheading of Samuel Paty, a teacher in France targeted for showing Charlie Hebdo cartoons to his students, was an appalling attack on critical enquiry.
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